Given name & surname
Gord
“from the great hill; a hero”
In English use, Gord is a shortened form of Gordon. One interpretation is “from the great hill; a hero.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Gord is a shortened form of Gordon. One interpretation is “from the great hill; a hero.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Gord is a shortened form of Gordon. An origin associated with Gordon is Scottish.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Gord is a diminutive of Gordon.
Gord’s family of names
In English usage, Gord is a diminutive of Gordon. In English usage, Gord is a shortened form of Gordon.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Gord
- Gord HynesCanadian ice hockey defencemanborn 1966
- Gord DownieCanadian musician, writer (1964–2017)
- Gord MurphyCanadian ice hockey playerborn 1967
- Gord KluzakCanadian ice hockey playerborn 1964
- Gord BrownCanadian politician1960–2018
- Gord LaneCanadian ice hockey playerborn 1953
- Gord DineenCanadian ice hockey coachborn 1962
- Gord BamfordCanadian country singerborn 1976
- Gord RowlandCanadian football player (born 1930)
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